Loretta Lynn

When Cyndi Lauper burst onto the music scene with her 1983 debut album “She’s So Unusual,” Lauper lived up to the album title, from her quirky speaking voice and eccentric thrift-store wardrobe to the fiercely independent mindset that showed itself in pop songs about feminist empowerment and female masturbation.

So more than three decades later, it might seem a bit unusual for her to delving into country music. But for the 63-year-old with a four-octave vocal range, it wasn’t really a stretch. She had enjoyed much of that music as a kid, either on her Aunt Gracie’s transistor radio or while spending time with her Nana watching Patsy Cline sing on “Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts”...

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When Cyndi Lauper burst onto the music scene with her 1983 debut album “She’s So Unusual,” Lauper lived up to the album title, from her quirky speaking voice and eccentric thrift-store wardrobe to the fiercely independent mindset that showed itself in pop...

Country music monarch Loretta Lynn, who was scheduled to play Penn’s Peak near Jim Thorpe on May 12, has suffered a stroke, according to her website.
“American country music legend Loretta Lynn was admitted into a hospital in Nashville last night after...

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Country music monarch Loretta Lynn will return to Penn’s Peak near Jim Thorpe, it has been announced.
Lynn, known as “the first lady of country music” for her 50-year career that has included more than 35 Top 20 albums (including six that hit No. 1)...

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If one were looking for a primer on country music, the Living Legends tour that arrived at Stabler Arena Saturday night offered just that ticket. George Jones, Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty - three of Nashville's most noteworthy figures - performed at...

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Country music legend Loretta Lynn has been hospitalized after having a stroke, her publicist said Friday.
Maria Malta, a publicist for Sony Music, confirmed that the 85-year-old singer and songwriter was admitted into a Nashville hospital Thursday...